As it has done every year since 2001, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is asking Canadian children to submit names for puppies that will be born this year and trained as police service dogs. The national police force has… »
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Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
‘Good bacteria’ in breast milk changes with time: study
Beneficial bacteria are passed from mother to baby through breast feeding and scientists have found mother’s milk changes significantly over time, possibly boosting the baby’s immunity and metabolism. Researchers say the finding suggests that mother’s milk “could act like a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Iain Rankin and his cabinet take power in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has a new government. Iain Rankin, who won the provincial Liberal Party leadership in a virtual convention earlier this month, was sworn in today as the province’s premier. Rankin, who is 37, ran his leadership race on generational… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Hillary Clinton to write novel with Canadian author Louise Penny
Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton is collaborating with her friend, the Canadian mystery novelist Louise Penny, to write a political thriller, their publishers announced Tuesday. The book, to be called State of Terror, comes out Oct. 12, and… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Canada back in court to defend Safe Third Country Agreement
The Canadian government is set to argue during a Federal Court of Appeal hearing today and tomorrow that an agreement between Canada and the United States to treat each other as “safe countries” for refugees does not violate the Charter… »
Military help due today at Manitoba First Nation to fight COVID-19 outbreak
Help is on the way for a beleaguered First Nation community in northern Manitoba. Weather permitting, some 25 members of the Canadian military will be arriving today at Pimicikamak, located about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg, to help fight a… »
Canada’s Parliament adopts motion declaring genocide against Uighurs in China
Canada’s Parliament voted on Monday to formally label China’s human rights abuses against the Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in the western Xinjiang region as genocide. All opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) as well as most Liberal MPs voted… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada’s pioneering Bitcoin ETFs ‘raging success,’ says Bloomberg
Even though Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday after the price for a single unit of the digital currency surged to a record $58,354 US a day earlier, investors were still flocking to the world’s first bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF),… »
Humanitarian air service urgently seeks funding
The UN air service that transports humanitarian workers and lifesaving cargo is facing a severe funding problem. The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) says it urgently needs $257 million ($205 million USD) to continue operating beyond February 2021. If… »
Record number of vaccines set to arrive in Canada
Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived on February 21, 2021, as part of what is projected to be the largest number of COVID-19 vaccines to be shipped to Canada in one week. The Public Health Agency of Canada expects Pfizer… »
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